54-56 Grey Road, Liverpool, L9 1AY Data via plota.co.uk

25F/0262 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

To change use from private day nursery at ground and first floor to create 6 additional flats to existing 4 flats at first and second floor; new window and door at front elevation at ground floor and introduction of ramped access to front and rear of building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Feb 2025
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Validated
27 Feb 2025
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Approved
10 Dec 2025

Approved on 10 Dec 2025 · Planning Committee · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Air quality management area: Liverpool City AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Liverpool built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1500 m away: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Liverpool
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
L9 1AY
Received
5 Feb 2025
Validated
27 Feb 2025
Ward
Walton
Parish
City North
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Apr 2025
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
10 Dec 2025
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 286 days from validation, 229 days slower than Liverpool's median of 57 for changes of use. Approved, as 62% of changes of use here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
62%approved
381decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Liverpool in the last twelve months, from validation. Liverpool decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
24 Apr 2025
Liverpool
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#160 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Liverpool ranks #165 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Liverpool decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #209 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #157 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #165 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #138 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
47 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
61%
Change of use approved
195 decided
1,478
Total decisions
222 refused in the year to March 2026